Chairperson’s Speeches and Report

Still believe When I concluded my speech at our 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner last year, I said, “Brace against the wind, we move on with a warm heart.” One year on, media are not just bracing against the wind; we are facing a long, chilly winter. Some people say Hong

Chris Yeung speaks at the SISAIN Korea Journalism Conference in Seoul. (This is the full speech presented by Chris Yeung, Chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and Chief Writer of CitizenNews, at the SISAIN Journalism Conference 2018 held in Seoul on December 4, 2018.) This is a real-life story.

Brace Against the Wind with a Warm Heart 51 years ago, several reporters were injured when they were attacked during their reporting work on the 1967 Riots. To fight for the rights and benefits of reporters, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) was set up in 1968. In the wake

This year is the tenth anniversary of the Handover. Lingnan University helped us to conduct a Hong Kong Press Freedom survey within the industry and among the public. The result was announced in February. Members who are interested can download the full report from our website. In short, the result

Following is the English translation of the opening speech by the Chairperson of Hong Kong Journalists Association, Ms Sham Yee-lan, at Hong Kong Journalists Association 47th Annual Gala Dinner (8 May 2015): Financial Secretary, our honorable guests, We are extremely thankful for your support to HKJA, especially at this moment

Dear friends and media colleagues, I am deeply impressed by your turn-out today. It shows you all really care for what we do, for our calling, for one of our core value. A core value that is vital to our existence as Hong Kong, as part of the international community,

Dear members, To safeguard the public’s right to know, your union launched a signature campaign last week strongly calling on the Government to withdraw its plan to curb public access to personal data in Company Records. A record 1,768 members, colleagues, teachers, journalism students and even journalists in Taiwan and

Dear members, To safeguard the public’s right to know, your union launched a signature campaign last week strongly calling on the Police and Fire Services Department to release information on crimes to the media in real-time, without any pre-selection, after deleting the personal data of the people involved. A record

Dear member, Outrage flared when it became public knowledge that crimes like the serial knife attacks in Tseung Kwan O and indecent serial assaults in Kwun Tong were withheld by the police. As a result the number of “Incident”, giving notification of crimes or spot news information that editors may

“Why is the HKJA (Hong Kong Journalists Association) participating in the campaign for the immediate release of Liu Xiaobo?” Such questions were raised when some members found that your union is among the groups calling for the release of Liu, the jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Such instinctive questioning is